Directing
Ben Proudfoot
Born October 29, 1990 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Biography
Ben Proudfoot (born 29 October 1990) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker. He directed The Queen of Basketball, winner of the 2021 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject; as well as co-director with Kris Bowers of the short documentary film A Concerto Is a Conversation, which was an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. He and Bowers were also winners of the 2024 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject for The Last Repair Shop.
Directed Films
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The Baddest Speechwriter of All
2026·Documentary
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The Eyes of Ghana
2025·Documentary
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Doc Albany
2025·Documentary
8.0
The First Rain
2025·Documentary
7.5
The Turnaround
2024·Documentary
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The Final Copy of Ilon Specht
2024·Documentary
7.5
The Last Repair Shop
2024·Documentary
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Forgiving Johnny
2023·Documentary
8.0
The Best Chef in the World
2022·Documentary
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The First Report
2022·Documentary
9.0
Mink!
2022·Documentary
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If You Have: The Untold Story of UNICEF
2022·Documentary
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The Unchosen One
2021·Documentary
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The Silent Pulse of the Universe
2021·Documentary
7.1
The Queen of Basketball
2021·Documentary
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Angela
2021·Documentary
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Jerry
2021·Documentary
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Calvin
2020·Documentary
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Rosary
2020·Documentary
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Humberto
2020·Documentary
6.8
A Concerto Is a Conversation
2020·Documentary
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The Lost Astronaut
2019·Documentary
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The Other Fab Four
2019·Documentary
10.0
Kim I Am
2019·Documentary